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The Lost World begins with a love interest: Malone must go on a quest in order to win favor with Gladys. This quickly transforms into a goal-oriented narrative. Challenger shows Malone a drawing of a strange animal; "The head was like that of a bloated lizard, the trailing tail was furnished with upward-turned spikes, and the curved back was edged with a high serrated fringe." Challenger asserts that "it is actually sketched from the life." From that moment onward, the narrative is focused on finding, exploring, and revealing Maple White Land. Humor lightens the narrative, but...
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